Solutions Architect

Job Overview

As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing high-quality technical solutions that align with the business objectives of the bank. You will work closely with stakeholders, including product managers, development teams, and analysts, to understand requirements and translate them into technical architectural specifications

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In this role, you will also serve as a technical leader, providing guidance to development teams and the architecture board, ensuring that architectural decisions align with internal, regulatory, and business standards. You will evaluate solutions based off their reliability, performance, and usability, and use modern application software development technologies such as container orchestration, microservice architecture patterns, and API and event-based integration pattern

s.Strong communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and a deep understanding of modern software architecture are essential for success. Whether designing cloud-native applications, optimizing system performance, or ensuring security compliance, you will play a key role in shaping the technology strategy of the organizatio

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As a team, we internationally coordinate our ambitions with the C-level and we design, structure, and help our engineers to achieve these ambitions. The team consists of a group of solution architects that use their diverse technologies, backgrounds and corporate experiences to follow market developments and guide technology changes in a changing regulatory and competitive landscape for the mid to long te

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Key Responsibili

• tiesYour primary responsibility is to architect and design solutions by developing end-to-end technical solutions that align with business needs, industry best practices, and technology stand
• ardsAnalyze business use cases, read technical documentation and standards, and understand the financial and technical processes of the
• bankEffectively coordinate the communication, participation, and cooperation with engineers to deliver well-architected solutions to the business l
• inesWork with Domain and Enterprise Architects to align design and solutions with architectural group standards and strategic direc
• tionParticipate in the architectural board of the bank to review and govern the architectural practices of the g
• roupKeeping a close relation with the different leads and product owners influencing the development priorities and direct
• ion.Lead in the creation of the documentation of features, solutions, technical initiatives, and product designs on a physical, logical, functional, and network l
• evelBe knowledgeable and keep up to date as a subject matter expert on the existing systems, system integrations, network, products, and services running within the ING ecosy
• stemBe in collaboration with teams for the implementation and development of your architectural designs, including the feedback loop of changes over the lifecycle of the development ef
• fortAdhere to all ING policies and complete all mandatory training requireme

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Key Capabilities/Exper

• ienceSoftware development experience, both as a practitioner and as a lead, preferably in Java-based enterprise sys
• tems.Extensive experience in application design, analyzing business requirements, creating documentation for technical and non-technical readers, and delivering software solutions to fit and
• scopeExperience in containerization and container orchestration (Docker, Kubern
• etes)Understanding of networking principles, security concepts, testing best practices, and modern software development prac
• ticesKnowledge of industry standard Automation and DevOps me
• thodsKnowledge of technology in several levels of the full technology stack (from infrastructure to applications) with expert knowledge & hands-on experience on one or more areas (i.e. having a focus on backend business applications, networking, or secu
• rity)Knowledge of the entire Software Development Lifecycle and best practices relating th
• ereofKnowledge of architectural modeling, like C4, ArchiMate, UML, ERDs,
• etc.Knowledge in Distributed Systems and Microservice Architecture Patterns like Domain Driven Design, Methods in Splitting the Monolith, Event Driven Systems, SOA,
• etc.Knowledge of Enterprise Tooling like RHEL, JBoss, OpenShift, Java Enterprise Applications, Spring and Spring
• BootKnowledge of Public Cloud and related to
• olingKnowledge of Oracle Database Sy
• stemsKnowledge or familiarity with Relational Databases and NoSQL Datab

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Minimum Qualific

• ationsMinimum of 5 years of experience in web or software development, minimum of 2 years as a lead or architec
• t roleCommunication Skills: an architect requires both formal and informal global coordination and communication skills amongst large groups of stakeholders. Professional communications skill and the ability to reason technically in English is req
• uired.Presentation and Documentation Skills: being an architect requires you to regularly communicate your designs to multiple stakeholders and the engineering community through documentation, white papers, and presentations for business and technical audiences
• alikeAction-oriented, decisive approach to work required, with the willingness to take a hands-on role to ensure deliverables are met on time if needed, willing to take responsi
• bilityOutstanding analytical skills, people deeply curious and interested in tech
• nologyAbility to work well within a cross-cultural team environment. Willingness for international travel and interaction with peers of multiple nationalities. Appreciation for multiple viewpoints, customs and diversity is a

must.Opt

• ional:Experience in Banking/FinTech space is an adv
• antageExperience working with Regulatory, Compliance, and Policy matters regarding systems design and architecture is an adv